Aomori Prefecture, where beech grows the most in Japan. The Shirakami Mountains, famous for their natural beech forests are registered as a World Natural Heritage Site. BUNACO is a product that makes effective use of this abundant beech resources. A manufacturing...
Do you know woodworking (woodturning) technology? There is a genre of woodworking that makes a shaving work by applying a knife to wood rotated at high speed. A woodworking lathe is a machine that rotates wood for "wood turning". The mechanism is...
Do you know the difference between "Tetsubin" and "Kyusu"? Today, we would like to explain about it. -What kind of tool is an "iron kettle"? The iron kettle is a tool for "boiling hot water". Therefore, in general, many of them...
Shigaraki ware is a pottery made around Shigaraki Town, Koka City, Shiga Prefecture. Since clay and raw materials are mixed and kneaded with pottery soil, it is possible to make thick and thick pottery or large pottery. The characteristic...
Hello！ Japan has recently become a comfortable climate. Today, we introduce how to make simple miso soup. Miso soup is made by cooking ingredients such as tofu (bean curd) and wakame (kelp) in a broth made from konbu (dried kelp)...
Do you know the characteristics of copper pots? They have two major features. - Thermal conductivity - Heat retention Today, we introduce the copper pot brand that professionals also love. Nakamura Copperware “Well-established traditional workshop which is celebrating 80 year anniversary...
Yosegi zaiku = Parquet is a woodworking technique that combines various types of wood and draws patterns using the differences in each shade. In Japan, it is famous as a traditional craft in Hakone Town, Kanagawa Prefecture, and is said...
Aritayaki is porcelain manufactured in Arita Town, Saga Prefecture. Arita porcelain, which has been around for over 400 years, is said to be the oldest porcelain in Japan. Porcelain is a type of pottery that is even harder than pottery.It...
Hello ！ Tokyo is hot every day with over 30 degrees Celsius and we hear the big chorus of cicadas! Today, we would like to introduce kitchen item for preventing summer heat. These are ogasawara foundry's items. You can replenish...
